Chuckles: A Short Story by Sarah W.

A dark comedy/horror hybrid about a man’s phobia escalating out of control. I wrote it today but was sitting on the idea for several years. Trigger warning for violence.

Book Review: The Atrocities by Jeremy C. Shipp

Title: The Atrocities

Author: Jeremy C. Shipp

Genre: Horror Novella

Number of Pages: 105

Rating: B-

Recommended?: Yes

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Book Review: Pigtopia by Kitty Fitzgerald

Title: Pigtopia

Author: Kitty Fitzgerald

Genre: Literary Fiction

Number of Pages: 256

Rating: D+

Recommended?: No

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Book Review: Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum

Title: Helpmeet

Author: Naben Ruthnum

Genre: Horror Novella

Number of Pages: 94

Rating: B

Recommended?: Yes

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Movie Review: The House (2022)

Title: The House

Director(s): Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Paloma Baeza, Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels

Actor(s): Matthew Goode, Jarvis Cocker, Helena Bonham Carter

Genre: Adult Animation/Horror

Runtime: 1 hour 37 minutes

Rating: A

Recommended?: Yes

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Movie Review: All My Friends Hate Me (2022)

Title: All My Friends Hate Me

Director: Andrew Gaynord

Actor(s): Tom Stourton, Dustin Demri-Burns

Genre: Dark Comedy/Drama

Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes

Rating: B

Recommended?: Yes

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Book Review: The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya

Title: The Lonesome Bodybuilder- Stories

Author: Yukiko Motoya

Genre: Short Stories

Number of Pages: 224

Rating: B-

Recommended?: Yes

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Book Review: Quiet Creature on the Corner by Joao Gilberto Noll

Title: Quiet Creature on the Corner

Author: Joao Gilberto Noll

Genre: Literary Fiction

Number of Pages: 120

Rating: D

Recommended?: No

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Movie Review: Possum (2018)

Title: Possum

Director: Matthew Holness

Actor(s): Sean Harris, Alum Armstrong

Genre: Horror/Drama

Runtime: 1 hour 25 minutes

Rating: A

Recommended?: Yes

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Book Review: In a Shallow Grave by James Purdy

Title: In a Shallow Grave

Author: James Purdy

Genre: Classic LGBTQIA+ Fiction

Number of Pages: 130

Rating: B-

Recommended?: Yes

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